Best Chef

For more than five years, Jeremy Hansen has delighted diners at Santé, his high-end downtown restaurant. Satisfied customers say they savor every bit of the fine food Hansen and crew painstakingly craft. Spokane resident Amanda Mead says Hansen's skill and attention to quality proves the city's dining can rival anywhere. "If we could afford it," she says by email, "we would bring every one of our out-of-town guests to eat there, just to prove that Spokane is better than where they live." (JJ)